How do cancer patients choose their coping strategies? A qualitative study

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 96-103

  Link, Lilli B ^a   Robbins, Laura ^b   Mancuso, Carol A ^b   Charlson, Mary E ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 20444384751     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2004.07.007     Document Type: Article

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